TLU News
11/19/2009 -
Texas Lutheran football players Steven Thrash, Anthony Smith and Chris Kyle have been named to the American Southwest Conference Honorable Mention team with the release Thursday of the conference’s 2009 football awards.
(Photo of Anthony Smith by Sean Madden)
11/14/2009 -
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs ended their 2009 season without a win, but they made the 19th-ranked Mississippi College Choctaws earn a share of the American Southwest Conference Championship.
(Photo of James Moore by Drew Engelke)
11/13/2009 -
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs close out the 2009 football season with a 1 p.m. road game Saturday against Mississippi College. The Bulldogs and Choctaws meet at Robinson-Hale Stadium on the Mississippi College campus in Clinton, Miss.
(Photo of Ralph Valdez by Drew Engelke)
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Dennis Parker resigned Monday as head coach of the Texas Lutheran University football team.
Parker's resignation will be effective Monday, Nov. 16. He will serve as head coach in the Bulldogs' final game of the 2009 season.
TLU plays Mississippi College on Saturday in Clinton, Miss.
"We look forward to moving the football program in a new and successful direction," said Bill Miller, TLU's director of athletics. "We thank Coach Parker for his service to TLU, and we wish him well in his future endeavors."
(Photo of Coach Dennis Parker by Drew Engelke)
11/07/2009 -
Ben McLaughlin tossed six touchdown passes as the Louisiana College Wildcats spoiled Texas Lutheran’s Homecoming with a 42-3 victory over the Bulldogs Saturday at Seguin’s Matador Stadium.
(Photo of James Villarreal (51) by Drew Engelke)
11/07/2009 -
Texas Lutheran plays host to Louisiana College for the TLU Homecoming game at 2 p.m. Saturday in Seguin’s Matador Stadium.
Saturday’s contest also is the final home game for 12 Bulldog seniors: Ben Cooper, John Jackson, Brandon McCoy, Joseph Mendoza, James Moore, Jonathon Randle, Shawn Small, Anthony Smith, Steve Thrash, Frank Vera, James Villarreal, and Eric Walker.
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11/04/2009 -
Texas Lutheran Bulldog greats Richard Miller (football), Lili Torres-Ramirez (women’s tennis), Aaron Merhoff (baseball), Craig Saunders (men’s basketball) and Madeline Klasing Williams (women’s volleyball) will be inducted into the Texas Lutheran Athletics Hall of Fame during TLU Homecoming ceremonies this weekend.
TLU also will recognize its Athletics Leadership Wall of Honor Class of 2009. This year’s inductees are the Honorable Edmund Kuempel and Ken and Linda Voges.
(Pictured from top to bottom, left to right, are: Maddie Klasing Williams, Aaron Merhoff, Richard Miller, Craig Saunders, Lili Torres-Ramirez, Ken and Linda Voges, and Edmund Kuempel.)
10/31/2009 -
Texas Lutheran freshman quarterback Rocky Huff tossed a career-best three touchdowns, but the performance was not enough to prevent the Bulldogs from dropping to 0-8 after a 38-22 loss to Hardin-Simmons on Saturday.
(Bulldogs celebrate Billy Hardee TD in third quarter. - photo by Tim Clark)
10/31/2009 -
Texas Lutheran is in Abilene, Texas for a 2 p.m. kickoff today (Saturday) against Hardin-Simmons University. Seguin radio station KWED 1580 AM will have the radio call, starting at 1:30 p.m. KWED’s audio can also be found at www.seguintoday.com. The KWED audio is paired with the TLU live video webcast.
10/26/2009 -
Texas Lutheran freshman defensive end Chris Kyle tied the American Southwest Conference single-game record for sacks with four Saturday in TLU’s 36-23 loss to McMurry.
(Photo of Chris Kyle by Drew Engelke)
10/24/2009 -
McMurry quarterback Jake Mullin tossed five touchdowns (four of them to receiver Marcus Franklin) in a 36-23 American Southwest Conference victory Saturday over Texas Lutheran.
(Photo of Billy Hardee (41), Jordan Gesch (74), and Jaymes Castillo (77) by Patrick Pederson)
10/19/2009 -
The Texas Lutheran Athletics Notes for Oct. 19, 2009 contain news and notes on women's cross country, women's volleyball, football, women's soccer, and men's soccer.
10/17/2009 -
In the first football meeting between old Heart of Texas Conference rivals, Incarnate Word opened a 32-0 lead over Texas Lutheran at the half and cruised to a 53-18 win Saturday over the Bulldogs.
(Photo of Quinnten Cleveland by Tim Clark)
10/16/2009 -
Texas Lutheran and Incarnate Word, former area college rivals from the old Heart of Texas Conference of the NAIA and NCAA Division II, meet for the first time in football this Saturday at UIW’s Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium in San Antonio.
Photo of Chris Kyle (93) by Drew Engelke
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Sul Ross State quarterback Dominque Carson rushed for 287 yards and four touchdowns in the Lobos’ 35-7 victory over Texas Lutheran.
(photo by Tim Clark)
10/10/2009 -
Texas Lutheran makes its second long road trip of the 2009 season, and again the Bulldogs take to the road in search of the year’s first victory. TLU heads to West Texas and the city of Alpine for a match-up Saturday with Sul Ross State. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Sul Ross State's Jackson Field.
TLU will have a live video webcast from Alpine. The video webcast can be accessed at www.tlu.edu/athletics. Seguin radio station KWED 1580 AM will have the audio broadcast. The KWED audio can be heard on the TLU live video webcast and at
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10/07/2009 -
Dr. Mark Gilbertson was recognized during Tuesday’s Texas Lutheran women’s volleyball match as the 2009-10 Texas Lutheran Athletics Honorary Coach.
(Dr. Mark Gilbertson, joined by wife Pat, accepts his TLU Bulldog jacket. - photo by Tim Clark)
10/03/2009 -
Texas Lutheran committed seven turnovers Saturday in a 45-23 American Southwest Conference loss to Howard Payne at Seguin’s Matador Stadium.
The seven turnovers matched the most single-game turnovers for the Bulldogs since reinstating football in 1998. TLU dropped to 0-4 overall and to 0-3 in the American Southwest Conference.
(Photo of Vernon Hughes by Drew Engelke)
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10/03/2009 -
Texas Lutheran and Howard Payne are in search of their first American Southwest Conference victory of 2009. The two teams meet at 2 p.m. Saturday at Seguin’s Matador Stadium.
TLU will have
live video of the game.
Live audio for the game will be provided by Seguin radio station KWED 1580 AM.
TLU is 0-3 overall and 0-2 in the ASC after a difficult 32-21 loss on the road to East Texas Baptist. HPU is 2-1 overall and 0-1 in the conference after a loss last week to Sul Ross State. TLU has won the last three contests against Howard Payne.
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(Photo of Don Gadberry by Tim Clark)
09/26/2009 -
The East Texas Baptist Tigers survived a 21-point, first-quarter barrage by Texas Lutheran and defeated the visiting Bulldogs 32-21 on Saturday evening at Ornelas Stadium.
(photo of Mike Slayden by Tim Clark)
09/26/2009 -
Texas Lutheran tries to stop the Marshall jinx Saturday at Ornelas Stadium when the Bulldogs play under the lights against East Texas Baptist. The game will be the first night game for the Tigers at Ornelas Stadium.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Pre-game coverage on Seguin radio station KWED 1580 AM will start at 6:30 p.m. Live video (with audio provided by KWED) will be available on the TLU Athletics website (Live Video). Live stats will be provided by East Texas Baptist, with a link to the Live Stats available on the TLU Athletics website.
(Photo of Chris Kyle (93) by Lee Usry)
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09/23/2009 -
The American Southwest Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) held its annual meeting on Monday (Sept. 21) at the Holiday Inn Select-North Dallas hotel. Each of the ASC’s 15 member institutions were represented with at least one advisor and two student-athletes.
TLU women's volleyball player Jamie Jahns handled vice-chair duties at the meeting.
Here is a YouTube clip of Jamie Jahns after the SAAC meeting.
09/22/2009 -
The Texas Lutheran Athletics Notes for Sept. 22 are now online. This week's notes include news items on women's cross country, men's golf, football, women's volleyball, women's soccer and men's soccer.
09/20/2009 -
More Texas Lutheran football and volleyball photos are now available online. All photos in this new gallery are courtesy of Lee Usry.
(photo of the TLU Bulldogs during football pre-game by Lee Usry)
Gallery on Flickr09/20/2009 -
Photos from this Saturday's Texas Lutheran - Mary Hardin-Baylor are available on the
TLU Bulldogs YouTube Channel. All the photos were taken by Sean Madden.
(photo of Jarret Buchholtz by Sean Madden)
09/19/2009 -
Third-ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor rolled up 614 yards of total offense and moved its American Southwest Conference win streak to 30 games with a 59-7 victory Saturday night over Texas Lutheran.
(photo of Dantrell Anderson (17) and Devin Davis (32) by Sean Madden)
09/19/2009 -
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs draw the toughest of American Southwest Conference-opening opponents as they host third-ranked University of Mary Hardin-Baylor at 6 p.m. Saturday in Seguin’s Matador Stadium.
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09/18/2009 -
The American Southwest Conference has partnered with Clear Marketing Concepts in developing a weekly online video production that will highlight student-athletes, coaches, member institutions, games and academics. The show about the 15-member NCAA Division III-affiliated athletic conference will be called ASC All Access and produced every Wednesday throughout the academic year. ASC All Access debuted on Sept. 16. ASC All Access can be viewed by logging onto www.ASCsports.org/AllAccess or through any of the ASC’s 15 member institutions’ athletic websites.
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09/13/2009 -
Texas Lutheran senior punter Frank Vera (Laredo/Nixon) has been named the American Southwest Conference Special Teams Player of the Week.
Vera earned the ASC weekly honor after throwing for a touchdown on a fake field goal and after pinning five punts inside the 20-yard line in TLU's 22-21 loss Saturday to Trinity.
(photo of Frank Vera by Patrick Zarate)
09/12/2009 -
Freshman kicker Garrett Biel booted a game-winning 34-yard field goal with no time remaining on the clock to lift the Trinity Tigers to a 22-21 road victory over Texas Lutheran.
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The 2009 Texas Lutheran Football Media Guide is now online. This year's guide is 80 pages of information about this season's team and about the years of TLU Football since that first squad in 1912.
08/18/2009 -
Tuesday afternoon the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs hit the George Kieffer Football Practice Field for the first time in the 2009 preseason, and Head Coach Dennis Parker liked what he saw from the Bulldogs on day one.
Video Clip on YouTube08/12/2009 -
The Texas Lutheran Bulldog Football Team will host a golf tournament on Saturday, Sept. 5 at Starcke Park Municipal Golf Course in Seguin. To play in the tournament, simply print off the tournament flyer and mail the form to the TLU Football Office. Instructions are on the flyer. For more information, call Assistant Coach Lou Orth at 830-372-6966.
Tournament Information08/06/2009 -
Texas Lutheran University was voted by its peers as the inaugural winner of the American Southwest Conference Sports Information Department of the Year award for the 2008-09 academic season. TLU was honored on Monday (Aug. 4) during the annual ASC SID meeting in Dallas.
08/02/2009 -
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs have been picked sixth in the 2009 American Southwest Conference Preseason Football Poll after a vote by the league’s head coaches, sports information directors and selected media members.
(Photo of Anthony Smith by Tim Clark)
05/19/2009 -
Texas Lutheran senior student-athlete Ty Palmer (Kerrville/Tivy) is the male recipient of the 2008-09 American Southwest Conference Fred Jacoby Sportsmanship Award, the conference office announced on Tuesday after a vote of the league’s directors of athletics.
(Photo of Ty Palmer by Drew Engelke)
05/14/2009 -
Amber Lowe of women’s cross country and Ty Palmer of football are the 2008-09 Texas Lutheran Scholar-Athletes of the Year after a vote of TLU head coaches and athletics staff members.
(Photos of Amber Lowe and Ty Palmer by Drew Engelke)
05/14/2009 -
Amber Lowe of women’s cross country and Ty Palmer of football are the 2008-09 Texas Lutheran Scholar-Athletes of the Year after a vote of TLU head coaches and athletics staff members.
(Photos of Amber Lowe and Ty Palmer by Drew Engelke)
05/12/2009 -
For good works in the community and on the Texas Lutheran campus, women’s basketball player Courtney Goodman and football player Ty Palmer have been named the recipients of TLU Athletic’s 2009 Community Service Awards.
(Photos of Ty Palmer and Courtney Goodman by Drew Engelke)
